21st Century Liability
Yungblud
21st Century Liability is the 2018 debut studio album by English singer‑songwriter Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), released on July 6, 2018 via Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records, and Interscope. Across 12 tracks and roughly 36 minutes, it introduces Yungblud’s hyperactive blend of alt‑rock, pop‑punk, hip‑hop, and electronic influences, wrapped around a persona that is at once theatrical, politically agitated, and sharply attuned to the mental‑health struggles of Gen Z. The album features the singles “21st Century Liability,” “Psychotic Kids,” “California,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody,” several of which helped propel him from a cult online following into broader festival and radio visibility.
Lyrically, 21st Century Liability is framed as “a songbook for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear,” with Yungblud explicitly rejecting the idea that young people who think or behave differently are “problems” rather than products of their environment. Songs like “Psychotic Kids,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody” tackle anxiety, depression, overmedication, and intrusive thoughts; “Polygraph Eyes” addresses sexual assault and consent culture on nights out; while “Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)” channels anti‑gun‑violence anger into a snarling protest track. Musically, the album’s palette moves from the punk‑rap rush of “Die For The Hype” and “Anarchist” to the more melodic alt‑pop of “California” and the title track, with jittery beats, distorted guitars, and rapid‑fire vocals underscoring the sense of living permanently overstimulated in the “liability” of the 21st century.
21st Century Liability is the 2018 debut studio album by English singer‑songwriter Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), released on July 6, 2018 via Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records, and Interscope. Across 12 tracks and roughly 36 minutes, it introduces Yungblud’s hyperactive blend of alt‑rock, pop‑punk, hip‑hop, and electronic influences, wrapped around a persona that is at once theatrical, politically agitated, and sharply attuned to the mental‑health struggles of Gen Z. The album features the singles “21st Century Liability,” “Psychotic Kids,” “California,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody,” several of which helped propel him from a cult online following into broader festival and radio visibility.
Lyrically, 21st Century Liability is framed as “a songbook for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear,” with Yungblud explicitly rejecting the idea that young people who think or behave differently are “problems” rather than products of their environment. Songs like “Psychotic Kids,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody” tackle anxiety, depression, overmedication, and intrusive thoughts; “Polygraph Eyes” addresses sexual assault and consent culture on nights out; while “Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)” channels anti‑gun‑violence anger into a snarling protest track. Musically, the album’s palette moves from the punk‑rap rush of “Die For The Hype” and “Anarchist” to the more melodic alt‑pop of “California” and the title track, with jittery beats, distorted guitars, and rapid‑fire vocals underscoring the sense of living permanently overstimulated in the “liability” of the 21st century.
21st Century Liability
Yungblud
21st Century Liability is the 2018 debut studio album by English singer‑songwriter Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), released on July 6, 2018 via Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records, and Interscope. Across 12 tracks and roughly 36 minutes, it introduces Yungblud’s hyperactive blend of alt‑rock, pop‑punk, hip‑hop, and electronic influences, wrapped around a persona that is at once theatrical, politically agitated, and sharply attuned to the mental‑health struggles of Gen Z. The album features the singles “21st Century Liability,” “Psychotic Kids,” “California,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody,” several of which helped propel him from a cult online following into broader festival and radio visibility.
Lyrically, 21st Century Liability is framed as “a songbook for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear,” with Yungblud explicitly rejecting the idea that young people who think or behave differently are “problems” rather than products of their environment. Songs like “Psychotic Kids,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody” tackle anxiety, depression, overmedication, and intrusive thoughts; “Polygraph Eyes” addresses sexual assault and consent culture on nights out; while “Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)” channels anti‑gun‑violence anger into a snarling protest track. Musically, the album’s palette moves from the punk‑rap rush of “Die For The Hype” and “Anarchist” to the more melodic alt‑pop of “California” and the title track, with jittery beats, distorted guitars, and rapid‑fire vocals underscoring the sense of living permanently overstimulated in the “liability” of the 21st century.
21st Century Liability is the 2018 debut studio album by English singer‑songwriter Yungblud (Dominic Harrison), released on July 6, 2018 via Locomotion Recordings, Geffen Records, and Interscope. Across 12 tracks and roughly 36 minutes, it introduces Yungblud’s hyperactive blend of alt‑rock, pop‑punk, hip‑hop, and electronic influences, wrapped around a persona that is at once theatrical, politically agitated, and sharply attuned to the mental‑health struggles of Gen Z. The album features the singles “21st Century Liability,” “Psychotic Kids,” “California,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody,” several of which helped propel him from a cult online following into broader festival and radio visibility.
Lyrically, 21st Century Liability is framed as “a songbook for misunderstood youth growing up in a world of anxiety, confusion and fear,” with Yungblud explicitly rejecting the idea that young people who think or behave differently are “problems” rather than products of their environment. Songs like “Psychotic Kids,” “Medication,” and “Kill Somebody” tackle anxiety, depression, overmedication, and intrusive thoughts; “Polygraph Eyes” addresses sexual assault and consent culture on nights out; while “Machine Gun (F**k the NRA)” channels anti‑gun‑violence anger into a snarling protest track. Musically, the album’s palette moves from the punk‑rap rush of “Die For The Hype” and “Anarchist” to the more melodic alt‑pop of “California” and the title track, with jittery beats, distorted guitars, and rapid‑fire vocals underscoring the sense of living permanently overstimulated in the “liability” of the 21st century.